Mop



Aug. M. VEEQCK 2,212,172

MOP

Filed July 2'7, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor: M 760 6,

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Aug. 20, 1940. M. VEECK 2,212,172

MOP

Filed July 2'7, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet. 2

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M. VEECK Aug. 20, 1940.

MOP

Filed July 27 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 lo 2 8 W N! I w 2 m/ 3% x x a l.IIQLTA PP 7 rt n w m BB2 I nvenor 4 02 m 6y his attorney. ,VM 9362MPatented Aug. 20, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to mops, especially to those adapted for dustingand polishing floors, and more particularly this invention relates to,the swabs of such mops.

In providing a mop for use in dusting floors, walls or ceilings, as wellas for polishing floors, one of my objects is to provide a complete mop,having among other things, astrong frame having one end divided into twospaced, longitudinal, portions, adapting the frame to he journaled withthe handle, at some mid-point in the frame, so as to permit the frame toswing either way through the plane of the handle. A further object is toprovide a suitably fitting swab, adapted to be clipped upon the framefrom the end of the handle, having pocket parts to said swab, into whichfit the said spaced, frame portions, and having the side body parts ofsaid swab extend beyond the undivided end of the frame, and iadapted tobe releasably joined, to complete the covering of the frame by the swab.I desire to have a closable opening at the end of the swab body,opposite to the pocket part end, and to have an extension to said body,beyond said open- 25 ing, adapted to overlap and connect with the upperopposite side of said body to enclose the said mop'frame, to insurecovering the frame end, to prevent marring furniture, baseboards, etc.

A further object'is to provide a mop swab 30 which, while being adaptedto fit the said frame,

and to fulfill the above named objects, will be provided with a softsleeve of fabric or othersuitable material, either as part of the swabbody or separate therefrom, and adapted to fit over the 35 joint of theframe and the handle end, and

extend along the said handle between the said pocket parts of the swab,so as to complete the I covering of working parts of said frame, withits handle joint, so as not to mar what the mop 40 may come into contactwith during its use.

. With these and other objects, which will hereinafter appear, myinvention resides in certain structures of mop swab and frame which areillustrated in the accompanying drawings, includ- 4 ing showing amarking of the sheet fabric used in making the mop swab. The structuresof the Figure 3 is an elevation of amodified form of swab on the frameand handle, differing from that shown'in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one form of mop frame, jeurnaled upona handle.

a Figure 5 is a perspective View of a mop embodying my invention, shownin a position of use, upon afragmen't of floor.

Figure 6 is a sectional elevation of the upper end portion of a mop swabmounted upon a portion of the frame, showing the overlapping of the swabsides-on one another.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a partly puttegether swab similar tothat shown in Figure 1.

Figure 8 shows in plan View, a lay-out of the swab form, on sheetmaterial,- having certain parallel guide lines marked on the material.

Figure 9 shows in plan view a cut out, and partly formed, swab, as thesamesucceeds in formation from that shown in Figure -8.

Figure l0 is a perspective view of a partly formed side of the sleeveshown in Figures 7 and 9.

Figure 11 shows in plan view a piece of a strip of material on which adifferent lay-out of form of swab is marked than that shown in Figure 8.

Figure 12 shows in plan view the partly completed swab which is shownlaid out in Figure 11.

Figure 1-3 shows in perspective view the partly completed swab shown inplan, in Figure'12.

In the figures, referring first to Figures 1, 2, 4 and 6, there'is shownmounted upon the handle .15, a cap l6, secured thereto by thenail l1.Upon the cap I6 is mounted the frame l8, having its ends l9 and 20,engage holes 2|, in the cap 16. As shown in Figure 1, the frame 18, hasfixed thereto, a flat portion 22, of sheet metal or other suitable fiatmaterial, extending across the area enveloped by the wire frame 1 8. Thefiat portion 22 has burred projections 23, on its surface, to .keep theswab 28 from slipping thereon. This frame 18 has an end portion 24terminating in the blunt point 25. The part of the frame 18, opposite totheflend portion 24, has two arm por- :-tions 26 and :21, so spaced, asto permit the handle 15 .to swing freely between them.

As shown in Figure 1, the swab 28 partly engages the frame l8, havingthe said spaced arm portions 26 and 21, entering into the respectivepockets .29 and 30, of the swab 28. Shown down in Figure .1, is the flap3|, of the body of thesswab 28. Back of the flap SI, and behind theframels, :is shown the flap 32. Each of these flaps .31 and 32 is shapedto fit the pointed end portion 24, ofthe frame l8. The 'fiap 3| has 55turned 0 overlap extensions 33 and 34, adapted to overlap the angularend of the portion 24, of the frame I8, when the swab 28 is drawn up tofully cover the frame I8, and these extensions 33 and 34, of the flap 3|are adapted, by their formation, to turn over the end of frame I8 andoverlap the other swab flap 32, and by means of the snap fasteners 35,and the tying tapes 36, can therein their overlapped positionreleasablyattach the flap 3| to the fiap, 32, while completely enclosingthe end ofthe frame I8.

Where the cap I6, of the handle I5, is journaled withthe frame I6, asleeve 31 fits over, and extends part away along the handle I5. Sideholes 38 are provided in the head of the sleeve 31, to permit the frameends I9 and 26, to pass within, to engage the cap I6, in 'journaledrelation. I

In Figure 3, the sleeve 39 is shown to be part of the body, of the swab46. swab 46, similar to like parts of the swab 28, are similarlynumbered. The frames I8, in the Figures l and 3 are alike, and mayor maynot be provided with theflat portion 22. g

The manner of making the swab 46, shown complete in Figures 3 and 5, isshown in detail in one way, in Figures 7, 8, 9 and 10, and is shown madein another way in Figures 11, 12 and 13. Let us consider first theformation of the mop made in accordance with the lay-out shown inFigures '7, 8 and 9, involving the folding together of the sides along alinewhich becomes a side edge of a completed swab. Starting with a sheet46*, of a given material, from which the swab is to be made, as shown inFigure 8, certain parallel line markings, made by pencil, ink or coloredthreads, serve to guide the operator. These line markings are numbered6!,62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 61, 68 and 69. The line is the partly cut dividinline, between the halves 16 and 1|,- from which are formed thetwo sidesof the swab, bent along the uncut part ofthe line 65, when broughttogether. The lines 63 and 61, are the respective centerlines ofthehalves 16 and 1|. The top part of the sheet 46 is cut on line 65,between the points 12 and I3, and for part 1|, is out along the diagonallines14 and 15. Below, the sheet 46 is out along the line 63, (for part16), between the points I6 and TI, andis cut across on the short line16. The sheet 46 is also cutron the line 61 between the points 19 and86, for the part 1 and is-also cut across onthe short, line 18 Thus areformed the small turn-over flaps 8| and 82, in thehalf 16, and the smallturn-over flaps 83 and 84, in the half II. In Figure 9, the flaps 8| and82 are shown turned back and sewed down, leaving a space 85 betweenthem, within the half 16; whilethe'flaps 83 and 84, of the half 1|, areturnedback and sewed down, leaving a space 86, between them. Thetriangular portions 81 and 8.8, of the half 16, are turned over on therespective diagonal lines 89 and 96, and are sewed .down, forming apointed end.3|. The marginal sides 92 and 93 are turned inwardandl'sewed over on the body of the material, and the marginal diagonalportions 94, and 65, are turned over on the respective diagonal lines 96and 91, and are sewed down; The parts of the'lower marginal portion 68;.areturned up and sewed on to form a hem. Letus nowconsider therattachedsleeve, shown in Figure9,,in its two parts 69 and I66, sewed at I61.-and |62, to the respective swab halves I6 and 1 jEachhalf of thesleeve'is preferably formed double, with its edges turned in, as showninFigure?16.; The edges are afterwardsewed together,

Other parts of the so that each sleeve half becomes a double thick, flatpiece. We are now ready to turn the halves l6 and 1|, with theirrespective sleeve halves 99 and I66, attached. Figure 7 shows the halves16 and II, nearly folded together along the line 65, which becomes aside edge of the swab when it is complete. When the halves I6 and 1| arebrought together, the contiguous parts are sewed along the lines I63,I64, I65, I66, I61, I68, I69 and I I6, leaving the flaps 3| and 32 free,to be releasably fastened together by the snap fasteners 35, and thetapes 36.

Considering the formation of the swab made in accordance with thelay-out shown in Figures l1, l2 and 13, the arrangement of the parts issuch as to have the line, upon which the two halves are folded togetherbecome the bottom edge of the completed swab. As shown in Figure 11, apiece III, of a strip, of cotton or other suitable sheet material, withselvages H2, is used, so that a strip of cloth, of the width that theswab is to be, can be selected and thus avoid turning over the sideedges. Certain lines are drawn upon the surface of the cloth piece I II, which is of a length equal to twice the length the swab is to be. Acenter line 3, parallel to the edges 2, of the piece, is drawn with twospaced parallel lines I I4 and I I5, to indicate the spacing of a centeropening, in the swab, to receive such a sleeve portion as is shown inFigure 10. A cross-line H6 is drawn half way between the ends of thepiece III, to designate the bend, when the two halves H1 and II8, of theswab, are brought together, so that the cross-line H6 is at the bottomedge of the swab. The piece I I I is cut on the diagonal lines H9 andI26, at one end, and on lines I2| and I22, at the other end, The pieceIII is also cut intermediate of its ends, on the full cross lines I23and I24, and on the full part I25, of the center line II3, forming theflaps I26 and I21, which I are turned back and are sewed down to createan I36 and I3I, are their cut edges and these portions I36 and |3| arefolded over on the lines I32 and I33, respectively, and are sewed downon the body of the swab to form the pointed end of the swab half H8. Theouter end of the swab half H1 is bound over with suitable tape I34, and

when the two halves II1 and H8 are folded to gether, on the cross-line II 6, the point I35, of the half I I6, comes to the portion I36, of thetape I34, so that the portions I36 and vI3| will come below the inclinedparts of the tape I34 of the swab half A partial folding of the halvesII1 and H3, is shown in .Figure 13, where snap fasteners I31; and tapesI38, are attached to the swab, at its closing edges. When the two halvesII1 and H8, of the swab shown in Figure 13, are brought together, theouter edges of the two halves are sewed together all around, except atthe diagonal edges of the ends, which are left free III to form flaps,similar to the flaps 3| and 32,

width necessitated by the lay-out above described, in connection. withFigures 8 and 9.

The spacing of the rearwardly extending frame portions 26 and 21 is madeample, sothat, when the swab is fully on the frame and the. sleeve?covers the joint, between the handle and the frame, as Well as extendingpart way along the handle, there will be afforded freedom of angularaction, of the frame and swab either way, with respect to the handle. Bypivoting the handle at a mid-point in the body of the frame, there isafforded a better balancing of the frame on the handle, to facilitatethe practical handling of the mop in use, as well as affording anopportunity to work the mop on the floor, around legs of tables, byhaving the spaced frame portions straddle the point of contact of thefurniture leg with the floor.

In Figure 1, the swab 28 is shown drawn part way up on to the frame,with the spaced extended portions entered part way into the respectivepockets 29 and 3E. The sleeve 3?, shown covering the handle end and cap56, is, in this case, separate from the swab 28, and is adapted to beused with any kind of a swab, other than the swab 28, which is adaptedto fit a frame attached to a mop handle, and serves to cover the handleend and joint to prevent marring any object the handle end joint mayotherwise come in contact with.

The swab shown in Figures 3 and 5 has the sleeve 39 made integral withthe body of the swab, and, as shown in Figure 5, where the sleeve 39bends on the swab body as the handle is held at a working angle with thefloor i i l the swab til is held from slipping back off the mop frameit. This tends to also relieve the strain on the overlapped marginalportions 33 and 34, as well as their snap fasteners 35 and bow knots at36 The method of making the swab 16 above described and illustrated inFigures '7, 8 and 9, in connection with one lay-out, is such as tofacilitate the manufacture of the swabs, the operator being particularlyguided by the parallel lines 6!, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, $1, 68 and 69,which may be pencil or crayon, lines or colored threads woven into thefabric, of the sheet material used. The method of making the swab M inconnection with the lay-out described and shown in Figures 15, 16 and17, involves the use of a selvaged strip,

and as explained above, is designed to save both time and material overthe lay-out and construction shown in Figures 7, 8 and 9.

The mop is designed to be reversible, one side can be used for dusting,while the other side can be used for polishing. The swab 28, adapted tofit the frame is, may be made having both sides alike, as both sidesmade of sheepskin, with a wool surface, for polishing, or both sides maybe of fabric and yarn adapted for dusting.

I claim:

1. In a mop having a mop handle, a swab frame pivotally mounted mid-waybetween its ends on said handle and having two spaced arm portionspositioned to have said handle swing between them in angular relation, aswab adapted to fit over and cover said frame, said swab including,atone end, two pocket portions, adapted to fit over the arm portions ofsaid frame, two flap portions to said swab, at the opposite end of saidswab to the pocket portions, each flap portion extending substantiallyacross the width of the swab, a sleeve portion to said swab between saidpocket portions fitting around said handle, and means for securing saidflaps together at their free end edges, said swab being adapted to beslipped upon said frame in the following manner: first passing saidhandle into said sleeve and drawing said swab up onto said frame, tohave the said arm portions, of said frame, engage said pockets, andsubsequently joining said flap ends together, over that edge of saidframe, which is opposite said arm portions.

2. A mop swab for fitting over a mop frame and handle pivoted thereto atits mid-portion, where the frame has two spaced arm portions adapted topass said handle, when swinging thereon, said swab comprising two flatsides, partly joined together at their edges and forming, two spacedpocket portions, at one end of said swab, said swab including a sleevefor covering the pivotal connection of said handle to said frame, saidpocket portions being adapted to fit over said arm, portions,respectively, a flap portion to said swab, included in each of said flatsides, positioned at the opposite end of the swab to said pocketportions, and means for joining the free edges of said flat portions,over the edge of the frame, opposite said arm portions.

3. In amop having a mop handle, a swab frame pivotally mounted mid-waybetween its ends on said handle and having two spaced arm portionspositioned to have said handle swing between them in angular relation, aswab fitting over and covering said frame, said swab including, at oneend, two pocket portions, adapted to fit over the arm portions of saidframe, two flap portions to said swab, at the opposite end of said swabto the pocket portions, each fiap portion extending substantially acrossthe width of the swab, a sleeve fitting over said handle and over the131?- otal connection between the handle and the frame, and means forsecuring said flaps together at their free end edges.

MAX VEECK.

